The Idler Questionnaire

Screen Shot 2015-03-23 at 19.44.55

Link to my interview with The Idler here: http://idler.co.uk/article/the-idler-questionnaire-travis-elborough/

Comments Off on The Idler Questionnaire

Filed under Uncategorized

A London Year

A lovely review of A London Year from Andre at the Riverside Bookshop

The Riverside Bookshop

Paperback now available – £12.99

A LONDON YEAR365 Days of City Life in Diaries, Journals and Letters – compiled by Travis Elborough & Nick Rennison

“With Thelma to the George Inn, Southwark, for a lunch of steak-and-kidney pie, cherry pie and beer. Expected hordes of American tourists but found only English, including three young men with posh accents who went through a repertoire of advert slogans, radio catchphrases and anecdotes about cricket, bloodsports and motors, even calling beer ‘ale’.” – Peter Nichols, Diary, 16 June, 1971

Part of the pleasure of this anthology of diary entries (one or more for each day of the year) is discovering the familiar from a distance. So for Southwark residents like us, there’s playwright Peter Nichols on a certain type of tourist in Borough High Street 44 years ago. Or how about the Quaker merchant Peter Briggins on the retail opportunities of the frozen Thames during…

View original post 129 more words

Comments Off on A London Year

Filed under Uncategorized

Paperback of A London Year – on sale now!

photo-4

Comments Off on Paperback of A London Year – on sale now!

Filed under Uncategorized

Every Loser Wins – Chisenhale Gallery, 64 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ, Thursday 26 March, 7pm

Screen Shot 2015-03-02 at 21.25.06
‘Writer Travis Elborough introduces his project for the Chisenhale Gallery Victoria Park Residency 2014-5, which is produced for the fourth year in partnership with Tower Hamlets Parks and Open Spaces Department. Elborough’s research focuses on the social history of parks and the politics and technological innovations associated with sport and leisure activities. He asks us to consider whose rules we play by and how amateur sports clubs might help us reclaim the communal for the community and the civic for this part of the city.’

http://chisenhale.org.uk/offsite/victoria_park_residency.php

Comments Off on Every Loser Wins – Chisenhale Gallery, 64 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ, Thursday 26 March, 7pm

Filed under Uncategorized

The Vinyl Countdown – Talk on Records at Train of Thought, Worthing – Sat 28th Feb – 6.30 pm

unnamed-1

https://www.facebook.com/trainofthoughtemporium

Comments Off on The Vinyl Countdown – Talk on Records at Train of Thought, Worthing – Sat 28th Feb – 6.30 pm

Filed under Uncategorized

Event: Talk on vinyl at For the Record, Fred Perry Shop, Nottingham Sat 21st Feb 6.30 pm

FortheRecordFlyers

Link here for more details: http://www.fortherecordproject.co.uk/events/

Comments Off on Event: Talk on vinyl at For the Record, Fred Perry Shop, Nottingham Sat 21st Feb 6.30 pm

Filed under Uncategorized

A London Year – out in paperback on 5 March 2015

Screen Shot 2015-02-02 at 11.10.43

Comments Off on A London Year – out in paperback on 5 March 2015

Filed under Uncategorized

Event: Inspired by London, Tea. Cake. Space. at the Proud Archivist 4 Feb

unnamed

‘tea.cake.space. : a salon for artists – to talk, share and create work
Join us for a glass of wine, a cup of tea and a chat at a new salon taking place at The Proud Archivist. Be inspired by artists and makers who have been “inspired by London” – the wonderful city we live in.

This month our guests are:

Ivo Gormley: Producer “The Runners”: The Runners is an award-winning short film made by Matan Rochlitz and Ivo Gormley. We will screen the film and then chat with Ivo about why they made it and why it was shot in London.

Julian Mash and Travis Elborough: Julian Mash, author of Portobello Road, and Travis Elborough, author and cultural commentator for more than a decade, will talk about their work and how they have been inspired by London throughout their creative journeys.’

Link here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teacakespace-tickets-1616347539?utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=eventurl_text

Comments Off on Event: Inspired by London, Tea. Cake. Space. at the Proud Archivist 4 Feb

Filed under Uncategorized

Spin me right round – a piece I did for The Guardian on vinyl a little while back

Screen Shot 2015-01-10 at 19.43.55

In the light of recent pieces on the vinyl revival, here is something I wrote for The Guardian back in 2008.

Comments Off on Spin me right round – a piece I did for The Guardian on vinyl a little while back

Filed under Uncategorized

Little Atoms Podcast – in conversation with Neil Denny about London Bridge in America and How We Used to Live

LittleAtomsLogo

Comments Off on Little Atoms Podcast – in conversation with Neil Denny about London Bridge in America and How We Used to Live

Filed under Uncategorized